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  2. Siege of Budapest - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Budapest or battle of Budapest was the 50-day-long encirclement by Soviet and Romanian forces of the Hungarian capital of Budapest, near the end of World War II. Part of the broader Budapest Offensive , the siege began when Budapest, defended by Hungarian and German troops, was encircled on 26 December 1944 by the Red Army and the ...

  3. Hungary in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Decline and Fall of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan: A Pictorial History of the Final Days of World War II (1967) Eby, Cecil D. Hungary at war: civilians and soldiers in World War II (Penn State Press, 1998). Don, Yehuda. "The Economic Effect of Antisemitic Discrimination: Hungarian Anti-Jewish Legislation, 1938-1944."

  4. German invasion of Hungary (1944) - Wikipedia

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    On 19 March, the military occupation of Hungary began. When Horthy arrived in Budapest, German soldiers were waiting for him at the station. Horthy was told by von Jagow that Hungary would remain sovereign only if he removed Kállay and replaced him with a government that would co-operate fully with Germany.

  5. Budapest offensive - Wikipedia

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    In the third period (3 December 1944 – 26 December 1944), the 3rd Ukrainian Front of Fyodor Tolbukhin reached the Danube river after liberating Belgrade, and thus greatly enhanced Soviet offensive power in Hungary. Now with adequate forces, the Soviet fronts launched a two-pronged attack north and south of Budapest, finally encircling the ...

  6. Operation Panzerfaust - Wikipedia

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    Operation Panzerfaust (German: Unternehmen Panzerfaust, lit. 'Operation Armored Fist') was a military operation undertaken in October 1944 by the German Wehrmacht to ensure the Kingdom of Hungary would remain a German ally in World War II.

  7. Second Hungarian Republic - Wikipedia

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    From September 1944 until April 1945, as World War II in Europe drew to a close, the Red Army occupied Hungary.The Siege of Budapest lasted almost two months and much of the city was destroyed.

  8. German invasion of Hungary - Wikipedia

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    German invasion of Hungary may refer to: German invasion of Hungary (1063) German invasion of Hungary (1944) This page was last edited on 7 ...

  9. Military use of children in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The 12th SS Panzer Division of the Hitlerjugend was established later in World War II as Germany suffered more casualties, and more young people "volunteered", initially as reserves, but soon joined front line troops. These children saw extensive action and were among the fiercest and most effective German defenders in the Battle of Berlin. [11]